Elevator clothes drier



y .2 H. c. BINKELE 1 1,722,191

ELEVATOR v CLOTHES. DRIER Filed Jan. 1926 2 SheetsSheet l gnue nlo'o July 23; 1929. H. c. BINKELE 1,722,191

ELEVATOR CLOTHES DRIER Filed Jan. 2, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 E i Q 2 Patented July 23, 1929.

UNITED 1 STATE'S HERMAN CHRISTIAN BINKELE, or 'rIeAnn, OREGON.

.. ELEVATOR CLOTHES DRIER.

Application filed January 2, 1926. Serial No. 78,891.-

vice adaptec'l for household or other use, em-

bodying novel means by which to elevate the same to an out of the way location for clothes drying purposes. A further object of this invention is the provision of novel clothes drying apparatus em- 7 bodying a compact assemblage of parts, with improved collapsible clothes supporting rods and novel means to elevate the same or lower the same.

A further provision of an elevator clothes drier embodying means by which toslidably connect the same upon a wall, in order that the same may )6 elevated to any desired height for the pur pose of supporting clothes for drying in an out of the way location, as just beneath the ceiling of a room in which the clothes are to dry. i

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course of the following detailed description. p

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specificatioinand wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved clothes drier, showing its wall attachment and the same in elevated position supporting clothes for drying.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the improved clothes drier showing the clothes supporting arms thereon extended.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the improved clothes drier showing the clothes supporting arms collapsed.

Figure 4 is a section, showing the means for supporting the elevator part of the clothes drier in up-. wardly supported position- I Figure 5 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, showing the front details of the clothes drier support and elevator stem.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 66 of Figure 5.

Figure 7' is a fragmentary view, partly in section, of the upper portion of the elevator part of the clothes drier, showing the novel means for supporting the clothes sup porting arms.

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 7 object ofithis invention is they fragmentary view, partly in.

Figure 9- is a front elevation of the im proved clothes drier, showing the clothes supporting arms thereof collapsed, except the two center arms, which are extended. 7

Figure 10 is-afragmentary sectional view showing a novel arrangement for supporting the clothes supporting arms. I 1

Figure 11. is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the linell ll of Fig-. ure 4.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown only a preferred-elm bodiment. of this invention the letterA may generally designate the improved clothes drier, which may comprise a support B for attachment as upon a wall O of a building.

Movable in the support B is an elevator member stem or rod E slidably mounted for elevation upon the support B by means F. At the upper end ofthe rod is a novel collapsible type of clothes supporting construction K.

The support B is preferably'flat, and may be of wood or metal. It is preferably elongated, and attached against the vertical wall 1( llas by means of detachable screws 15 or the The slidable stem member or rod E is of any desired length, consistent with the height at which the support B is placed, and consistent with the height of the room in which the clothes are to be elevated. The rod E in cross section is preferably polygonal, and as is illustical parallel spaced tracks or beads 22 and 23,.

which serve their function in connection with the mounting and elevating means F to be j subsequently described.

As to the meansofmounting the Vertical i sliding stem E, it is preferred to provide a metal connecting piece 25, of channel shaped formation, which'includes a rear wall 26 connected as by a screw element 27 to the supporting member B This channel shaped member 25 includes the parallel side legs 28 outstanding from the front face ofthe support B, the free ends of' which are provided with inturned'facing projections or exten sions 29 which slidably extend into the side grooves 19 and 20 of the elevator stem E, as is illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 of the drawings. This-metallic guide member 25 is placed at the lower end of the support B,

' the member E therebetween.

means F includes asubstantially channel shaped metal stem guiding and roller supporting member 30, the same being of U- shaped formation and including the connecting piece 31 attached by screws 32 to the support B, asillustrated in Figure 6 of the drawings. "The member 30 provides the spaced parallel arms or legs-3i and 35, spaced a suflicientdistance t-opermit the easy sliding of These arms 34 and are longer than thea-rms 28 of the'guide member25, and extend tor-wardlybeyond the plane of the front'faces of the -trac'ks 22 and 23, as is illustrated in Figure 6 of the drawin' s and transversel in saced relation across the face of the elevator stem E, said arms or legs 34 and 35 support-a pin 37. On this pin 37, between the legs 34; and 35 is mounted a grooved wooden roller 39, which rotates within the groove 21 inthe front face of the sliding stem E. On the opposite 1 sides of the wooden roller 39 .are placed rotatable rubber rollers 40 and-elhof adiameter to permit the riding upon the front edges of the tracks 22 and 23, and to limit the extent to which the wooden roller 39 enters the groove :21, and insuring an easy riding of the stem E as it is elevated or lowered :thru the opening defined by the roller supporting and stem guide'niember 30.

Referring to the means of elevating the supporting stem E with respect to the support B, acab le is connected at its lower'end as at .51 to the slide rod or stem E at the lower end thereof; the cable 50 preferably beinglknotted and inserted through a suitable passageway transversely provided in the rod E, .as is illustrated in Figure 4, to eifect suchv connection 51. From this connection the cable 50 extends upwardly along the groove .21 of the slide stem or rod E, and is trained over the wooden pulley 39, preferably entering the groove 53 thereof. The free end of :the cable 50 is trained downwardly, and

hangs alongthe front of the rod E, and may be provided with .a finger or hand engaging ring or element 55 at its free end.

:As-to operation, to elevate the member E and the clothes supporting means K at the upper end thereof, with respect to the support B, at its free end, since the-pulley 39 operates on :a fixed axis, naerelyby' pulling and releasing the cable 50,-.the slide rodE and its clothes supporting means K may be elevated and lowered as desired.

1 In order to retain the slide rod E in a desired elevated relation,v for supporting clothes at any desired height, it is preferred to provide :a pawl pin 60, reciprocably mounted in a suitable cylindrical shaped box 61 placed in :a passageway 62 t-hru the slide rod E. In the box .61 is a compression spring 63 suitably connected at one end 64 to the pin 6'0, and at its opposite end resting against the front wall 65 of the housing 61, the force of the spring normally urging the inner end 66 of the pin 60 in projecting relation beyond the rear surface 268 of theaslide rod or stem E, in position to ride along an inclined surface'70, and into a socket 71 provided in the support B, and the projection 66 enters the same to act as a detent for supporting the slide rod E against downward dropping; At the forward end of the pin 60 the same may support a thumb head 73, by means of which an operator may pull upon the pin 60 to withdraw the detent 66 from the socket 61, and therefore permit the lowering of the slide stem or rod Since it will be desirable to locate either-stain ing pin '60 at various locations along the rod E in order that the clothes supporting const-ruetion may be elevated to a desired height it is preferred to provide a series of other passageways'75th-ru the slide rod E, en-

tirely similar to the passageway 62, for receivof the openings 62 or 75 in which the same may be placed. It is to be particularly noted that the outer end of this set screw 7 7 enters" one of the side grooves 20 of the slide stem E, and thus serves as an abutment which the arm 28 of the member 25 engages to limit the upward elevated extension of the slide rod or sternE with respect to the support B.

Referring to the clothes supporting construction K as carried at the upper end of the elevator rodor stern E, as is illustrated in Figures 2 and L0 of the drawings, a metal bracket '80 is carried atthe very top of the stem E, secured in countersunk relation at the rear side of the stem E, between its ends, as by a screw or analogoussecuring element 8]., this member from its inter-mediate secured por tion having laterally extending supporting arms '82, an-d 83 which project in a diverging relation at opposite sides of the stem At their freelends the arms '82 and '83 support an arcuate shaped piece of wire :85, which may comprise a part of the collapsible supporting 7 tion 82 of the bracket '80,, .to receive a nut 89,

as illustrated in the drawings, in order to stably mount the segmental supporting bracket portion 85 in the relation described.

- each other, invertical depending relation Clothes supporting" arms or bars 90 are pros the supporting arms; 90. is? provided %'a recess vided' at their pivoted ends. with transverse.

openings 'thru' which the segmental supportbracket segment :85 inindependent manner,

Between the adjacent pivoted arms 90,

wooden spacing washers v9.2 are rotatable on the segmental shaped member 85, The washers 92 so space that .when-inplace thearms 90 have a limited lateralmovement, and are free to pivot on the arcuate member 85 so that when collapsed the arms will lie parallel with parallel with theelevator stem E, and when extended they may be readily disposed with respect to each other about the segmental suportin member 85' radiatin therefromwith;

- :respect to the center from which the segment 80 above described, the same being attached link 101, provided with an opening 102 thereto the slidable elevator stem E below the bracket 80, in a determined; spaced relation,

and the same, intermediate, its ends being countersunk inwardly of therear surface of the' stem E and secured thereto in appropriate manner. Thisbracket 95' includes laterally extending arms 97 at eachside of the sliding rod E, similar to thearms of thebracket8 0, and at the outer ends said arms 97 support an arcuate wire supporting bracket portion 98, similar in formationand attachment :to the bracket abovedescribed. I,

For each arm of the clothessupporting construction K a collapsible brace arm 99 is 1 provided, each of the same beinglooped at its lower end and-pivoted on the segmental bracket portion 98, and at itsopposite end being loopedat 100, and pivotally supporting a substantially rectangular shaped clothes in in which its respective clothes supporting arm90is slidable; t t It is preferred to brace the segmental supporting portions 85 and 98 in a predetermined spaced relation against movement, and to this end a wire bracket is provided, secured at its intermediate portion 106 by means of securing elements 107 upon the stem E, in the groove 21 thereof. The upper end 108 of this bracket 105 is diagonally inclined outwardly from the slide rod E, and secured as by looping at 109 to the intermediate portion of the segmental shaped member 85. Similarly the lower portion of the brace 105 is diagonally inclined downwardly, at 110 away from the slidable stem or rod E, and looped at 111 about the arcuate supporting bracket portion 98, between the ends thereof.

As above mentioned each supporting arm 90 is slidable in the opening 102 of its detent link 101. Inwardly of the top edge 115 of each of 116, defining an abrupt shoulderll? facing towardsthe pivote'dfend ofthe arm. j

v As above mentioned the collapsed relation of the-arms. '90, are parallel. in depending relation along-,the'slide rode When it;

is'desired to extend the clothes supporting arm 90in right angled relation With respect-t0 1" the slide stem E, for supporting clothes, it is; merel'y'necessary for the operator-to liftthesupporting-arms 90 upon its pivot,and this action will likewise cause a lifting of thebraoe arm 99, incidenttozthe detent link connection; 101;. 'Upon this upward movement ofthegarmq 90 thelink 101 will slide rearwardly toward si thepivotedeiidof the arm, as is obvious, due. to the eccentric pivoting of the supporting? arm 90 andrits brace arm-99 This will continue until the arm 90 is elevated; above a hori-i 1 zontaluposition, and at whichtime, thalink 101 thereof will. have'slipped paSb;the recess; 116. .Upondropping of the arm 90 the link 101, will thenslide forward and d'ropinto therecess 116, against the shoulder 117-,f21ndil18 bracearn 99 will then be diagonally positionedfor horizontally supporting the clothes. supporting arm v90 in aright angled relation f with respect to its slide rod El From the foregoing des c r.iption. of this in-Z vention the operationof the improved clothessupportingdevice will 1 be obvious. The

clothes driermay be elevated to the ceiling ofithe room in which the sameis positione d,.; and the same may beraised: and lowered with,- out stooping 'o r,,,.bending beneath drying; clothes, by merelypulling uponthe cable of the. construction above mentioned, aThe novel roller construction for the slide rod E insures; against defacement of the elevator stem, and facilitates the operation of the a device. The metalretaining parts forthe' slidable stem are shaped and formed in a compact relation, and do not provide cumbersome projections upon which'pa'rts ofclothes areaptto catch. The collapsible. brace means a for supporting the arms are cooperablymounted innovelgrelation with respect to the clothes arms to insure the automatic catching of the clothes supporting arms when the same are lifted above the horizontal, as above described. To release the arm 90 for collapsing it is merely necessary to lift the link of the arm out of its recess and move the same forwardly towards the free end of the arm and then drop the arm 90, and the latter will swing to its collapsed vertical position.

Various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of invention herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of this invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. In a clothes drier of the class described the combination of a support, a slide stem having a pair of spaced tracks at the front surface thereof witha groove therebetween, bracket means carried by the support; engagmg said slide stem to slidably connect the stem for movementin a vertical path upon said support, said bracket means including yieldabl'e rollers rotatably carried thereby upon which said tracks ride, clothes supporting means carried bythe slide stem, means to elevate the slide stem with respect to said extensions, an upper bracket carried by the sup ort having an opening therethrough vertica ly aligning with the projections of the lower bracket, said upper bracket at the outer end thereof having'spaced rollers projecting into theopening thereof, a vertical slide stem slidably mounted in theopening of the upper bracket, said slide stem inwardly at opposite sides thereof having grooves into which the projections of the lower bracket extend for guiding the vertical sliding movement of the slide stem with respect to said support, said slide stem at the front thereof having spaced tracks with a. groove t'herebetween, the tracks engaging the spaced rollers of said upper bracket of the support, a pulley rotatably carv ried by said upper bracket between said above i mentioned spaced rollers and rotatab'lyextending into the groove between said tracks at the front of the slide stem, a cable trained over said pulley and extending downwardly along the groove between said tracks and at its lower end being secured adjacent the lower end of said slide stem, means to'hold the slide stem in desired elevated relation with respect wearer to said support, and clothes supporting means' at the upper end of said support.

' 3. In a clothes drier the combination of it movable supporting member, a bracket connected upon the movable supportin member having laterally extending forwa-rc ly dive-r gent bracket arms extending beyond the sides of the supporting member, an :arcuated seg' mental shaped supporting wire connected at its'ends on said bracket arms at the ends of the latter and extending transversely across the front of the supporting member'in spaced relation therewith,- clothes hanging arms pivotally mounted on said supporting wire,

and means to collapsiblysupport said last mentioned arms.

4. In a clothes drier of the class described, a supporting member, a pivoted arm on the member, a brace pivoted on the member below the pivot arm, a pivoted detent loop link on the free end of said pivoted brace,- said pivoted link'having a loop opening there-k through of greater depth than the dimension of said pivoted arm, said pivoted arm having a recess inwardly of the top edgethereof and the pivoted armbeing sl-idably extended through the opening of said detent link so that when the arm is horizontally elevated the detent link at its free end will engage the said recess, with the pivot end of the link farther towards the free end of the arm to support the arm horizontally for'clothes supporting purposes. I y

5. In aclothes drier, the combination of a support, a bracket on the support having a vertical opening therethrough, a clothes supporting rod slidable in said vertical opening, a pulley rotatably supported by the bracket at the front-face of said rod on the opposite side of the rod with respect to the support,

and a cable trained over said pulley'having one end thereof free with the opposite end thereof connected to the clothes supporting rod below said pulley.

" HERMAN CHRISTIAN INKELE, 

